Meet the Aquarium Director - March - Scot Hulgan - Downtown Aquarium, Denver

Name: Scot Hulgan 

Actual title: Property General Manager

Name of your zoo or aquarium: Downtown Aquarium - Denver

URL for your facility: Downtownaquarium.com

Number of species at your facility: +/- 705

Your favorite critter at the facility: All 4 of our Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtles

Total number of animals or fish at your facility: 7,000

Number of visitors annually: 400,000-450,000

Number of employees: 150-200 – depending on the season

Number of volunteers: 400

Annual budget: 15-20 million

Education: Studied Hotel and Restaurant Management – University of Houston

Experience prior to this position: Walt Disney Company, J Alexander’s, Houston’s Restaurants

Favorite part of your job: Watching a little one’s amazement when they see a Shark for the first time and/or the excitement when a little one gets to see Nemo or Dory

One dream wish for your facility: To someday add Marine Mammals to our collection

Family: Fiancé - Felicia, Hunter age 9, Harrison age 7

Pets at home: Great Pyrenees, several dozen sea-monkeys

When you retire, you plan to: Sell coconuts on a beach, any beach